"A Well Defined Need, Purpose, and Motivation to Pursue a Higher Education"

Awarded

$3,000

Deadline

April 10, 2018

Selection

TBD

Awards

TBD

Scholarship Application Proceedure

The Scholarship is awarded based on the following criteria that includes your High School Grade Point Average, your community service experience and the quality and content of an essay that briefly describes your experience in high school, performance of community service, if any, expression of financial need and comments about your hopes for the future and career aspirations.

APPLYING FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP Students interested in applying for the Scholarship should do so through their school office, and should express in a brief essay how they exemplify each of the points listed in the Scholarship Criteria. The essay should be in 12 font, double-spaced and no more than one page single-sided per each of the three listed Criteria.

Include a cover page with name, phone number and e-mail address and physical address with your uploaded essay application. Do not put your name or school name anywhere in your actual essay. This is to keep the judges from knowing who submitted the essays—to make the process anonymous and fair.

SELECTION PROCESSA committee of the Hispanic American Foundation will make the selection of the scholarship recipient from the group of candidates. The candidate(s) must be a 2018 graduating senior. Essays, applications and transcripts should be submitted on line, or in the alternative, if a student prefers to submit this information in writing, please do so by mailing it to HISPANIC AMERICAN FOUNDATION, 2210 S. MAIN ST., TULSA, OK 74114.

NOTIFICATIONThe candidate selected will be notified directly by the Hispanic American Foundation office, using contact information provided with the application. The winning student’s school will be notified as well.

THE AWARDWhen the Hispanic American Foundation office receives notification that the scholarship winner has been accepted and has enrolled in a college or university, a check in the amount of $3,000.00 will be issued to the college or university that the winner will be attending, on behalf of the scholarship winner.

TIMINGSchool offices must forward their application and criteria selection(s) to the Hispanic American Foundation by April 2, 2018. Final selection will be made, and the winner notified in April. The student will be asked to attend the Hispanic Student Luncheon and Career Fair to be recognized.

If you have any questions, please contact the Hispanic American Foundation at 918-584-3333 Ext. 2 or e-mail haftulsa@haftulsa.org.

LOU & CONNIE MILLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION’S SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA1. “A Well Defined Need, Purpose, and Motivation to Pursue a Higher Education”: Include in your essay why you need help in attending college and how you feel you can benefit from the college experience. Indicate what academic area you want to study and why; your goals and objectives of possessing a higher education; what you would like to do after completing your college degree.

2. Maturity & A Strong Sense of Values: Lou Miller was a graduate of Tulsa University with a degree in accounting and became a very successful entrepreneur. He put himself through college without assistance by having a paper route. Connie Miller was a teacher and a horse breeder. They believed in a good education, conservative values, and hard work. If you were to receive this award, how could you make the Miller’s proud of your accomplishments?

3. “Student Development: Learning Outside the Traditional Classroom”- Students learn much outside the traditional classroom through active participation in student organizations, service learning activities and leadership programs. Include in your essay evidence of participation in student development activities in high school and how you plan to continue to develop to your fullest potential.

Summary: The Lou & Connie Miller Scholarship recipient should display personal characteristics of each of the criteria above. The key components are a well defined need, purpose, and motivation to attend college; maturity and a strong sense of values; student development.

The essay should be in 12 fonts, double-spaced and no more than one page single-sided per each of the three listed criteria.

Apply For Scholarships

To apply for any Hispanic American Foundation scholarships, click below. To apply for any of the scholarships, you are required to write an essay. Please review the scholarship criteriathat describes the required content of the essay.